Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Antigua and Barbuda instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
live 2.5 years longer
In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
be 79.0% less likely to die by suicide
Mexico has a suicide rate of 7.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Antigua and Barbuda, it is 1.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mexico, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2024.
Economy
make 78.7% more money
Mexico has a GDP per capita of $13,889 as of 2025, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $24,819 as of 2025.
Life
be 16.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mexico, approximately 42.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Antigua and Barbuda, 35.0 women do as of 2023.
be 42.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Mexico, approximately 12.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Antigua and Barbuda, on the other hand, 7.0 children do as of 2024.
have 24.0% fewer children
In Mexico, there are approximately 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Antigua and Barbuda, there are 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 12.5% less likely to have internet access
In Mexico, approximately 83.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Antigua and Barbuda, about 72.7% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 23.4% less on education
Mexico spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 28.9% less on healthcare
Mexico spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 3.9% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 98.4% less coastline
Mexico has a total of 9,330 km of coastline. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 153 km.
Safety
be 56.9% less likely to be murdered
Mexico has a homicide rate of 24.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 10.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 37.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In Mexico, road accidents kill 12.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Antigua and Barbuda, they kill 7.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 81.2% less strain on fresh water
Mexico withdraws 45% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Antigua and Barbuda withdraws 8% as of 2022.
find 50.9% less home broadband
Mexico has 21.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Antigua and Barbuda has 10.7 as of 2022.
Environment
be 36.7% less likely to die from air pollution
In Mexico, air pollution causes 30.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Antigua and Barbuda, it causes 19.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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